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Normal Prostate Size
Prostate-specific antigen; Prostatecancer screening test
Normal Values
No certain PSA level that is called normal or abnormal. No PSA level means you do or do not have prostate cancer. Remember that the PSA test cannot diagnose cancer. Only a biopsy can diagnose cancer. Always discuss PSA test results with your doctor
Your doctor will look at your PSA results and must consider your age, your race, medicines you are taking, and a number of other factors to decide whether your PSA...
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From Our Sources
Treating Prostate Cancer: A Guide for Men With Localized Prost...
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Prostatic acid phosphatase (PAP)
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Prostate Cancer
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Article updated and reviewed by Larry A. Weinrauch, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School. Editorial review provided by VeriMed... Read more »
Prostate Cancer Introduction
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Prostate cancer is a malignant tumor that originates in the prostate gland. As with any cancer, if it is advanced or left untreated in early stages,... Read more »
Introduction to Enlarged Prostate (BPH)
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Hyperplasia is a general medical term referring to an abnormal increase in cells. Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is noncancerous cell growth of... Read more »
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